History

Landscape

Flora and fauna

Climate

Get in

By air

Pskov airport is 120 km away from Pushgory, serving 2-4 flights a day to/from Moscow. The rest of the way can be done by taxi, or hotel transfer can be arranged.

By train

Suschevo train station is about 70 km from museum. Transit trains go to/from Saint Petersburg (5 hours), Minsk (8.5 hours), Kiev (17.5 hours), and Odessa (29 hours). The rest of the way can be done by taxi, or hotel transfer can be arranged.

By bus

There are several daily buses to Pushgory from Pskov.
A daily bus service from Saint Petersburg is also available. A ride will take 8 hours.

By car

The most suitable way to Pushkin Hills is by car.

From Riga and Moscow: take E22/M9 road, turn to Pskov at Pushtoshka (Пустошка), go by E22/M9 road till Novgorodka (Новгородка) village, then turn right to Pushkinskie Gory. Expect 7-9 hours for the route.
Form Saint Petersburg and Kiev: take E95/M20 road and turn to Pushkinskie Gory at Novgorodka (Новгородка) village. Expect 5-6 hours for the route from Saint Petersburg and 12 hours from Kiev.

Fees/Permits

Entering museum territory is free of charge. A permit or fee payment is needed for those who want to enter the territory by car.
Visiting mansions and exhibitions is at addtional cost.

Get around

Walking is the usual way to explore the Pushgory museum, but Mikhailovskoe, Trigorie and Petrovskoe are located at 5-10 km distance from each other.
So, if you are not ready to walk such distance, use a car or hire a bike (bike rental is available at some hotels, e.g. Arina R.)

Pushkinogorskaya, Pushkinskie Gory settlement (outside the settlement, on a road to Bugrovo village), ☎+7 (81146) 2-12-26. A holiday centre located at walking distance from the museum. Different types of rooms are available, from the cheepest Soviet-style to 2-3 star ones. Parking is free, cafe, sauna and other facilities are available.750 - 2,500 RUR (20-65 EUR) per room.

Stay safe

The place is generally safe for visitors. Take repellent in summer, because of many mosquitos and botflies.

Get out

There are at least 3 historic cities at the distance of 100-150 km from Pushgory:

Altun mansion - 15 munites drive from Pushgory. Once a deserted noble mansion, now being intensively reconstructed, promising to be a beautiful destination in the nearest future. A hotel at the mansion will also start to operate soon.

Musorgsky mansion - the only house-museum of famous Russian composer Musorgsky in the world. Located near E22/M9 road in Tver Oblast near its border with Pskov Oblast. This place is on the way between Moscow (350 km away) and Pushkinskie Gory (200 km away).